Analysis: Rome mayor’s anti-migrant stance signals a shift to the right for the Five Star Movement

“We can’t afford new arrivals,” she argued in a letter sent to Italy’s Ministry of Interior on June 15th. “Rome’s reception capacity is on its knees,” she continued, adding that new arrivals would have “devastating social costs”. According to the Italian interior minister, Marco Minniti, new arrivals in Rome are in line with agreed quotas. … Continue reading Analysis: Rome mayor’s anti-migrant stance signals a shift to the right for the Five Star Movement